Acts 7:9

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

And the patriarkes havinge indignacio solde Ioseph into Egipte. And God was with him

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ οἱ πατριάρχαι, ζηλώσαντες, τὸν Ἰωσὴφ ἀπέδοντο εἰς Αἴγυπτον: καὶ ἦν ὁ Θεὸς μετʼ αὐτοῦ,

Transliteration

And hoi patriarchai, zēlōsantes, ton Iōsēph apedonto eis Aigypton: and ēn ho Theos met' autou,

Grammar Details

• *hoi patriarchai*: nominative masculine plural - the patriarchs
• *zēlōsantes*: aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having been jealous/envious
• *ton Iōsēph*: accusative masculine singular - Joseph
• *apedonto*: aorist middle indicative, 3rd person plural - they sold
• *eis Aigypton*: preposition + accusative feminine singular - into/to Egypt
• *ēn*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was
• *ho Theos*: nominative masculine singular - God
• *met' autou*: preposition + genitive masculine singular pronoun - with him

Word Meanings

• *zēlōsantes*: having been jealous/envious/resentful
• *apedonto*: sold/gave away/disposed of
• *ēn met' autou*: was with him/accompanied him/supported him

Referenced Verses

• Gen 39:2 : 2 And the LORde was with Ioseph and he was a luckie felowe and continued in the house of his master the Egiptian.
• Gen 45:4 : 4 And Ioseph sayde vnto his brethern: come nere to me and they came nere. And he sayde: I am Ioseph youre brother whom ye sold in to Egipte.
• Gen 49:23-24 : 23 The shoters haue envyed him and chyde with him ad hated him 24 and yet his bowe bode fast and his armes and his handes were stronge by the handes of the myghtye God of Iacob: out of him shall come an herde ma a stone in Israel.
• Gen 50:15-20 : 15 Whe Iosephs brethern sawe that their father was deade they sayde: Ioseph myghte fortune to hate us and rewarde us agayne all the euell which we dyd vnto him. 16 They dyd therfore a commaundment vnto Ioseph saynge: thy father charged before his deth saynge. 17 This wise say vnto Ioseph forgeue I praye the the trespace of thy brethern and their synne for they rewarded the euell. Now therfore we praye the forgeue the trespace of the servuantes of thy fathers God. And Ioseph wepte when they spake vnto him. 18 And his brethern came ad fell before him and sayde: beholde we be thy servauntes. 19 And Ioseph sayde vnto them: feare not for am not I vnder god? 20 Ye thoughte euell vnto me: but God turned it vnto good to bringe to passe as it is this daye euen to saue moch people a lyu
• Matt 27:18 : 18 For he knewe well that for envie they had delivred him.
• Gen 39:5 : 5 And as soone as he had made him ruelar ouer his house ad ouer all that he had the LORde blessed this Egiptians house for Iosephs sake and the blessynge of the LORde was vpon all that he had: both in the house and also in the feldes.
• Gen 39:21-23 : 21 But the LORde was with Ioseph ad shewed him mercie and gott him fauoure in the syghte of the keper of ye preso 22 which commytted to Iosephe hade all the presoners that were in the preson housse. And what soeuer was done there yt dyd he. 23 And the keper of the preso loked vnto nothinge that was vnder his hande because the LORde was with him and because that what soeuer he dyd the LORde made it come luckely to passe.
• Gen 37:4-9 : 4 When his brothren sawe that their father loued him more than all his brethern they hated him and coude not speke one kynde worde vnto him. 5 Moreouer Ioseph dreamed a dreawe and tolde it his brethren: wherfore they hated him yet the more. 6 And he sayde vnto them heare I praye yow this dreame which I haue dreamed: 7 Beholde we were makynge sheues in the felde: and loo my shefe arose and stode vpright and youres stode rounde aboute and made obeysaunce to my shefe. 8 Than sayde his brethren vnto him: what shalt thou be oure kynge or shalt thou reigne ouer us? And they hated hi yet the more because of his dreame and of his wordes. 9 And he dreamed yet another dreame and told it his brethren saynge: beholde I haue had one dreame more: me thought the sonne and the moone and.xi. starres made obaysaunce to me. 10 And when he had told it vnto his father and his brethern his father rebuked him and sayde vnto him: what meaneth this dreame which thou hast dreamed: shall I and thy mother and thy brethren come and fall on the grounde before the? 11 And his brethern hated him but his father noted the saynge.
• Gen 37:18-29 : 18 And whe they sawe him a farr of before he came at them they toke councell agaynst him for to sley him 19 and sayde one to another Beholde this dreamer cometh 20 come now and let us sley him and cast him in to some pytt and let vs saye that sonne wiked beast hath deuoured him and let us see what his dreames wyll come to. 21 When Ruben herde that he wet aboute to ryd him out of their handes and sayde let vs not kyll him. 22 And Ruben sayde moreouer vnto them shed not his bloude but cast him in to this pytt that is in the wildernes and laye no handes vpon him: for he wolde haue rydd him out of their handes and delyuered him to his father agayne. 23 And as soone as Ioseph was come vnto his brethren they strypte him out of his gay coote that was vpon him 24 and they toke him and cast him in to a pytt: But the pytt was emptie and had no water therein. 25 And they satt them doune to eate brede. And as they lyft vp their eyes and loked aboute there came a companye of Ismaelites from Gilead and their camels lade with spicery baulme and myrre and were goynge doune in to Egipte. 26 Than sayde Iuda to his brethre what avayleth it that we sley oure brother and kepe his bloude secrett? 27 come on let vs sell him to the Ismaelites and let not oure handes be defyled vpon him: for he is oure brother and oure flesh. And his brethren were content. 28 Than as the Madianites marchaunt men passed by they drewe Ioseph out of the pytt and sold him vnto the Ismaelites for.xx. peces of syluer. And they brought him into Egipte. 29 And when Ruben came agayne vnto the pytt and founde not Ioseph there he rent his cloothes